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7 Nov
Iran on Thursday called Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election an opportunity for the United States to reassess past "wrong policies". Trump, who is set to return to the White House in January after defeating US Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday's election, had pursued a "maximum pressure" strategy on Iran during his…
7 Nov
Some of the best table tennis players from across the world have arrived in Lagos for the sixth Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open, which serves
3 Nov
Iranian authorities arrested a female student on Saturday after she staged a solo protest against harassment by stripping to her underwear outside her university, reports said. The woman, who has not been identified, had been harassed inside Tehran's prestigious Islamic Azad University by members of the Basij paramilitary force who ripped her headscarf and clothes,…
26 Oct
The United States, Britain and the EU called for "de-escalation" after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries and Russia blamed Israel for exacerbating the conflict. Israeli planes hit military bases, missile sites and other systems in several Iranian regions in retaliation for a missile barrage earlier…
26 Oct
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Iran was determined to defend itself after Israeli warplanes struck military bases and missile sites in several Iranian provinces, killing two soldiers. "I think we've shown that our determination to defend ourselves knows no limits," Araghchi said in an interview with the official website of supreme leader Ayatollah…
26 Oct
The European Union on Saturday called for all parties to exercise utmost restraint to avoid an "uncontrollable escalation" in the Middle East after Israel carried out deadly air strikes in Iran. Israel in turn cautioned that Iran would "pay a heavy price" if it responded to the strikes, which it said came in retaliation for…
26 Oct
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Iran should not respond after Israel on Saturday launched strikes against the Islamic Republic
14 Oct
EU foreign ministers in a meeting on Monday to debate the escalating conflict in the Middle East and the European Union’s efforts to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion. The meeting is holding in spite of the Hungarian resistance. The EU plans to hit Russian actors and organisations accused of destabilising Moldova’s democracy and security…
10 Oct
The Islamic Republic of Iran leads with the highest number of recorded death penalty executions, accounting for 74% of all recorded execution
8 Oct
Iran warned Israel on Tuesday against attacking any of its infrastructure amid fears of a possible Israeli assault on oil or nuclear sites following Iran's missile barrage last week. READ ALSO:Israel readying response to Iran missile attack "Any attack against infrastructure in Iran will provoke an even stronger response," state television…
8 Oct
Achieving peace in the Middle East is fast becoming a distant reality as the conflict between Israel and its neighbours worsens.
5 Oct
Israel was preparing a military response to Iran's missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and in Gaza. In its second-ever direct attack on its regional foe, the Islamic republic which backs armed groups across the Middle East on Tuesday…
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